ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

Yes, these types of stories are fun to talk about, but they’re more of the exception than the rule. While I am a big proponent of startup ingenuity, grit, sweat-equity and the success stories of our American experiment, when it comes to targeting startups as B2B clients, the cards are stacked heavily against us.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've talked about that in lots of other posts, so you can visit some of these to help determine what you specifically need: Startup CTO or Developer Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything Key ingredients in the equation are: How complex is the system? Ask them about your concept. Go to user groups.

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Gust

DECEMBER 20, 2012

There is no specific ratio between “sweat equity” and cash in a venture, and that’s actually not a good way to think about the issue. A better way to think about this is to separate two aspects of the “sweat” that one puts into a new venture.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

Conclusion While I am a big proponent of startup ingenuity, grit, sweat-equity and the success stories of our American experiment, when it comes to targeting startups as B2B clients, the cards are stacked heavily against us. Yes, I love the idea of a baby, but I prefer to spend my time with something a bit more mature.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2016

Investors all know that the startup road is long and hard, so they look for people who have put and will continue to put “skin in the game” -- time, sweat equity, and money. Thus, it’s more important to highlight what you have done that demonstrates your team’s potential, rather than talking about how great it will be in the future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Many experts are certain that successful entrepreneurs are the ones with the most inspiration (passion and dream), while others will assert that it’s about more perspiration (working harder). In my experience, both are always required in heavy doses. There are no “can’t fail” shortcuts or “get rich quick” scenarios.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2013

There is so much written these days about how to attract investors that most entrepreneurs “assume” they need funding, and don’t even consider a plan for “bootstrapping,” or self-financing their startup. General startup expenses are beyond your means.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Aspiring entrepreneurs ask me why their great idea hasn’t sold; they talk about it endlessly, and they expect others to do the development, finance, and marketing work for them. Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Chances are, if you’ve not yet been in a position where you have to talk about splitting equity, you will be. How can you look at someone who comes on during year number two and say that they are entitled to anywhere near the same amount of equity as you have, after you’ve put blood, sweat and tears into your company?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2020

Many experts are certain that successful entrepreneurs are the ones with the most inspiration (passion and dream), while others will assert that it’s about more perspiration (working harder). In my experience, both are always required in heavy doses. There are no “can’t fail” shortcuts or “get rich quick” scenarios.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There is so much written these days about how to attract investors that most entrepreneurs “assume” they need funding, and don’t even consider a plan for “bootstrapping,” or self-financing their startup. General startup expenses are beyond your means.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2022

If you think about it, you should realize that not everyone is ‘ideal partner material.’ I’ll put in the money, if you put in the sweat equity.” In a moment of crisis, you may be tempted to take on the first person expressing interest as a co-founder. This would be a mistake, and could easily cost you your startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2016

Every startup founder loves to prompt for questions from investors and potential key team members about their vision, and the huge opportunity that can be had with their disruptive technology. Most founders like to talk about their many months or years of sweat-equity , but cash invested is a stronger commitment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

There is so much written these days about how to attract investors that most entrepreneurs “assume” they need funding, and don’t even consider a plan for “bootstrapping,” or self-financing their startup. General startup expenses are beyond your means.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

After all, sweat equity can make up for a trim marketing budget, but it would be hard to make up for cuts in product development and customer service without sacrificing customer experience. Current and new customers care a lot more about product or service quality, and the value of your item. Yep, you Google, Bing, or Yahoo it.

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Gust

DECEMBER 15, 2013

There is so much written these days about how to attract investors that most entrepreneurs “assume” they need funding, and don’t even consider a plan for “bootstrapping,” or self-financing their startup. Image via niaje.com and www.yec.co. General startup expenses are beyond your means.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2015

Every startup founder loves to prompt for questions from investors and potential key team members about their vision, and the huge opportunity that can be had with their disruptive technology. Most founders like to talk about their many months or years of sweat-equity , but cash invested is a stronger commitment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2014

Many entrepreneurs forget that their success is more about helping other people than about personally becoming famous, or overcoming the odds and getting rich. This is a fictional story about how an aggressive young M&A executive comes to realize that his aggressive style is actually making it harder to reach his goals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

People are even talking about “decacorns" -- investable companies with net worth now exceeding $10 billion -- like Dropbox and Pinterest. Sweat equity. This term is currently applied to recent startups who profess a current valuation which exceeds $1 billion. Prime examples include Uber, Airbnb and Snapchat.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Many entrepreneurs forget that their success is more about helping other people than about personally becoming famous, or overcoming the odds and getting rich. How and why this is true was brought home to me in a new book, “ It's Not About You: A Little Story About What Matters Most in Business ,” by Bob Burg and John David Mann.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

But, by doing it yourself, you won’t have to worry about paying others and it’s completely on you to see how to make it work, instead of assuming someone else has your “financial back”. There are many stories of bitter regret over running out of funds, but only a few regarding raising too much equity finance. Do your research.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

First-time entrepreneurs and small business founders often feel anxious when they think about all the factors that play into getting their idea off the ground. If you need to learn more about digital marketing, take an online class—just take small steps toward the things that seem overwhelming. Practical ways to get started.

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socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Another option is sweat equity. It is important to realize that most people who are willing to work for sweat equity are not a) the best, b) in demand, and c) going to put their heart and soul into your project. Motivation to work for sweat equity is something else that founders tend to take for granted.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 6, 2020

It’ll cost you some sweat equity and time, but the extra income will help you chip away debt. To keep reading about personal finance, keep scrolling through our blog for more articles. Understand that failure to make payments can result in the foreclosure of your home. Start a Side Business.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

if you don't have experience with venture debt you might want to listen to this bit in the video - we talked a lot about how it works]. if you don't have experience with how it works when you sell your company, you might want to listen to this bit in the video - we talked a lot about how it works]. - combination of factors –.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2014

You don’t really need to worry about how much common stock will be set aside for an employee option pool or how much preferred stock might be issued from raising future VC rounds in order to determine an equitable founder stock division. Capital Investment & Sweat Equity. — Questions about founder equity splits?

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discuss.joelonsoftware.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

(Not logged on) | Register | Log On Home Discuss Jobs About The Business of Software A community discussing the business of software, from the smallest shareware operation to Microsoft. where I can learn about how to build a sweat equity team? Rather, it is a proposal for sweat-equity investors.

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Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

You don’t really need to worry about how much common stock will be set aside for an employee option pool or how much preferred stock might be issued from raising future VC rounds in order to determine an equitable founder stock division. Both of these are typically reflected in the founder equity split.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2023

He unrealistically optimistic about Lemon Perfect’s potential. Lemon Perfect’s success comes at a price: Hufnagel and his employees are willing to pay with sweat equity. Hufnagel hopes the brand will reach a $5 billion valuation. The Future Is Bright for Yanni Hufnagel and Lemon Perfect. It works. “We That drives me.”.

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David Teten

MARCH 9, 2021

One or more of our past coworkers are joining us in this new business, and working for sweat equity.”. When we talk about our secret with other industry players, they say.”. “We ” “We have a small small group of customers who are super-passionate about us, and have shown they’ll pay a premium.”. Experience . “We

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2019

If you think about it, you should realize that not everyone is ‘ideal partner material.’ I’ll put in the money, if you put in the sweat equity.” In a moment of crisis, you may be tempted to take on the first person expressing interest as a co-founder. This would be a mistake, and could easily cost you your startup.

Partner 177

Partner Sweat Equity Cofounder Equity 177

Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

You don’t really need to worry about how much common stock will be set aside for an employee option pool or how much preferred stock might be issued from raising future VC rounds in order to determine an equitable founder stock division. Both of these are typically reflected in the founder equity split.

Cofounder 173

Cofounder Equity Founder Sweat Equity 173

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2013

Aspiring entrepreneurs ask me why their great idea hasn’t sold; they talk about it endlessly, and they expect others to do the development, finance, and marketing work for them. Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat.

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Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Startup Viral 251

YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2018

Commit to plowing as much sweat equity as you can muster into your eventual choice. Don’t know much about running a hotel? Unless you have a captive audience, think twice about including a full-service restaurant at your property. Look for High-Potential Properties. Conserve capital by acquiring an existing hotel.

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Austin Startup

JULY 23, 2010

Which leads me to the subject of this month’s FreshTech post, because if there’s anyone that would know something about “having your back,&# it would be my neighbor Dave Thomas. Fortunately, as a software guy, he was able to do something about it by building his own.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2015

Many entrepreneurs forget that their success is more about helping other people than about personally becoming famous, or overcoming the odds and getting rich. This is a fictional story about how an aggressive young M&A executive comes to realize that his aggressive style is actually making it harder to reach his goals.

Leadership 120

Leadership Sweat Equity Bootstrapping Early Stage 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Many entrepreneurs forget that their success is more about helping other people than about personally becoming famous, or overcoming the odds and getting rich. How and why this is true was brought home to me in a recent book, “ It's Not About You: A Little Story About What Matters Most in Business ,” by Bob Burg and John David Mann.

Sweat Equity 244

Sweat Equity Entrepreneur Bootstrapping Early Stage 244